Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Dennis Earl Green (1949–2016)
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Peter Anderson (ca. 1822-1879)
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Carl Maxey (1924-1997)
President Harry S. Truman
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(1948) Harry S. Truman, “Special Message to the Congress on Civil Rights”

Explore Global African History

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Cape Coast Castle (1652- )
Residences of
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Britain’s 1919 Race Riots
Nassau, Bahamas
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Nassau, The Bahamas (1492- )
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Sundiata Keita (1210?-1255?)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

Minnesota counties
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Slavery and Freedom on the Minnesota Territory Frontier: The Strange Saga of Joseph Godfrey
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Dr. Cornelius Golightly (1917-1976): The Life of an Academic and Public Intellectual
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Injustice in Alaska Territory: The World War II Court-martial of Ten Black Soldiers Who Helped Build the ALCAN Highway
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U.S. Marshal Luke Moore at Ole Miss, 1962

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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